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Dave Matthews Band Cancels Performance at Raley Field in Sacramento and at USANA in Utah

(Drat, I was hoping that they’d reschedule those postponed shows – not cancel them. Here’s the release from the Raley Field folks:)

West Sacramento, Calif. â€“ Raley Field and Another Planet Entertainment officials were advised today (Sept. 5) by the Dave Matthews Band that their concert at Raley Field, originally scheduled for Monday, August 25th, and their concert at USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley, UT, originally scheduled for Wednesday, August 27th, have been cancelled.Continue Reading →

Dave Matthews Band is postponing tonight’s show at Raley Field in West Sacramento, CA and Wednesday’s show at USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley, UT. We apologize for any inconvenience and will announce more information on these two dates as soon as it becomes available.Continue Reading →

Like other acts in music history _ most notably, the Beatles _ the Dave Matthews Band consisted of easily identifiable, and vastly different, characters.

Matthews was the charismatic and passionate front man, the focal point in both name and fame. Carter Beauford starred as the gum-chewing, fun-loving drum virtuoso, a more affable version of Neil Peart for the bandâ€™s college-age crowd. Boyd Tinsley was the flamboyant violinist, who liked to show off his muscles and dominate the spotlight whenever possible. Bassist Stefan Lessard, who joined DMB at age 16, was the young buck who grew more confident with each tour.

And there was LeRoi Moore, who seemed to fill the role as â€œthe quiet one.â€ Moore, who reportedly suffered from stage fright, always stood off to the side of the stage in concert and seemed to shun the spotlight. He wore dark sunglasses, moved as little as possible, and delivered stunning solos on his saxophone.

West Sacramento, Calif. â€“ The Dave Matthews Band show set for this Monday, August 25th at Raley Field will go on, as scheduled, tour officials announced today. The band and its fans were rocked on Tuesday with news that saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who has not been touring with the band due to injuries he sustained in an ATV accident on June 30, passed away due to complications stemming from the accident. The 46-year old Moore was one of the founding members of the band. Jeff Coffin, saxophonist for Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, has been sitting in for Moore since the June 30 accident and will continue for the remainder of the tour.Continue Reading →

The Dave Matthews Band, one of the worldâ€™s most popular touring acts, has announced plans for a three-night stand, Sept. 5-7, at the UC Greek Theatre in Berkeley.

Tickets are $65 and seating will be general admission. Tickets go on-sale on March 22 through Ticketmaster outlets. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings will open all three shows. For more information, call 510-625-TIXS, 925-685-TIXS, 415-421-TIXS or visit www.apeconcerts.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

This Berkeley stand is a big deal for the bandâ€™s fans (which go by the moniker, â€œDave-headsâ€). It will represent a rare chance for locals to see DMB in a relatively intimate setting _ the Greek holds roughly 8,000. The last time the band played the Bay Area, in September 2007, it packed the 22,000-capacity Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. In prior years, Matthews and crew played even bigger venues, notably Golden Gate Park and AT&T Park.

For those who simply canâ€™t wait until September, DMB will also perform on Aug. 25 at Raley Field in Sacramento. Tickets go on-sale March 29. Information on that date can be found through the same sources listed above.

DMB _ which consists of Carter Beauford (drums), Stefan Lessard (bass), Dave Matthews (vocals, guitar), LeRoi Moore (saxophone) and Boyd Tinsley (violin) _ has sold a collective 35 million CDs and DVDs since hitting the national scene in 1994. On this tour, the band will be showcasing material from its forthcoming studio album, which follows 2005’s chart-topping â€œStand Up.â€